Search Results - "Grant, S A"

Method of preparing a decellularized porcine tendon using tributyl phosphate by Deeken, C. R., White, A. K., Bachman, S. L., Ramshaw, B. J., Cleveland, D. S., Loy, T. S., Grant, S. A.

“…Extracellular matrix (ECM) materials are currently utilized for soft tissue repair applications such as vascular grafts, tendon reconstruction, and hernia…”
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Materials characterization and histological analysis of explanted polypropylene, PTFE, and PET hernia meshes from an individual patient by Wood, A. J., Cozad, M. J., Grant, D. A., Ostdiek, A. M., Bachman, S. L., Grant, S. A.

“…During its tenure in vivo, synthetic mesh materials are exposed to foreign body responses, which can alter physicochemical properties of the material. Three…”
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Disease-associated loci are significantly over-represented among genes bound by transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) in vivo by Zhao, J., Schug, J., Li, M., Kaestner, K. H., Grant, S. F. A.

“…Aims/hypothesis Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) has been strongly implicated in type 2 diabetes and cancer. Our goal was to identify the DNA sequences…”
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A comparative study of the remodeling and integration of a novel AuNP-tissue scaffold and commercial tissue scaffolds in a porcine model by Grant, S. A., Deeken, C. R., Hamilton, S. R., Grant, D. A., Bachman, S. L., Ramshaw, B. J.

“…The extracellular matrices of a variety of human and animal tissues have been utilized as scaffold materials for soft tissue applications including hernia…”
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Common genetic variants differentially influence the transition from clinically defined states of fasting glucose metabolism by Walford, G. A., Green, T., Neale, B., Isakova, T., Rotter, J. I., Grant, S. F. A., Fox, C. S., Pankow, J. S., Wilson, J. G., Meigs, J. B., Siscovick, D. S., Bowden, D. W., Daly, M. J., Florez, J. C.

“…Aims/hypothesis Common genetic variants have been associated with type 2 diabetes. We hypothesised that a subset of these variants may have different effects…”
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Gold and Hydroxyapatite Nano-Composite Scaffolds for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: In Vitro Characterization by Smith, S E, White, R A, Grant, D A, Grant, S A

“…Current anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft replacement materials often fail due to the lack of biological integration. While many newly developed…”
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Assessment of the biocompatibility of two novel, bionanocomposite scaffolds in a rodent model by Deeken, C. R., Esebua, M., Bachman, S. L., Ramshaw, B. J., Grant, S. A.

“…Two novel, bionanocomposite scaffolds were evaluated in a rodent model over the course of three months to determine whether these scaffolds possessed adequate…”
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Transferability and fine-mapping of glucose and insulin quantitative trait loci across populations: CARe, the Candidate Gene Association Resource by Liu, C. -T., Ng, M. C. Y., Rybin, D., Adeyemo, A., Bielinski, S. J., Boerwinkle, E., Borecki, I., Cade, B., Chen, Y. D. I., Djousse, L., Fornage, M., Goodarzi, M. O., Grant, S. F. A., Guo, X., Harris, T., Kabagambe, E., Kizer, J. R., Liu, Y., Lunetta, K. L., Mukamal, K., Nettleton, J. A., Pankow, J. S., Patel, S. R., Ramos, E., Rasmussen-Torvik, L., Rich, S. S., Rotimi, C. N., Sarpong, D., Shriner, D., Sims, M., Zmuda, J. M., Redline, S., Kao, W. H., Siscovick, D., Florez, J. C., Rotter, J. I., Dupuis, J., Wilson, J. G., Bowden, D. W., Meigs, J. B.

“…Aims/hypothesis Hyperglycaemia disproportionately affects African-Americans (AfAs). We tested the transferability of 18 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)…”
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Conjugation of gold nanoparticles to polypropylene mesh for enhanced biocompatibility by Grant, D. N., Benson, J., Cozad, M. J., Whelove, O. E., Bachman, S. L., Ramshaw, B. J., Grant, D. A., Grant, S. A.

“…Polypropylene mesh materials have been utilized in hernia surgery for over 40 years. However, they are prone to degradation due to the body’s aggressive…”
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Temperature dependence of water retention curves for wettable and water-repellent soils by BACHMANN, J, HORTON, R, GRANT, S. A, VAN DER PLOEG, R. R

“…The capillary pressure (psi) in unsaturated porous media is known to be a function of temperature (T). Temperature affects the surface tension (sigma) of the…”
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Laparoscopic versus open repair of groin hernia: a randomised comparison by Ross, S, Scott, N, Grant, A S, O'Dwyer, P

“…Repair of a groin hernia is one of the most common elective operations performed in general surgery. Our aim was to compare laparoscopic repair with open…”
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Enhanced efficiency of a capillary-based biosensor over an optical fiber biosensor for detecting calpastatin by Bratcher, C.L., Grant, S.A., Vassalli, J.T., Lorenzen, C.L.

“…A capillary-based optical biosensor has been developed to detect calpastatin, an indicator of meat tenderness. Longissimus muscle samples ( n = 11) were…”
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Correlation between a novel calpastatin biosensor and traditional calpastatin assay techniques by Bratcher, C.L., Grant, S.A., Stringer, R.C., Lorenzen, C.L.

“…An optical fiber biosensor to detect calpastatin has been investigated as a preliminary step in developing tenderness detection instrumentation. Longissimus…”
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Use of porcine dermal collagen as a prosthetic mesh in a contaminated field for ventral hernia repair: a case report by Saettele, T M, Bachman, S L, Costello, C R, Grant, S A, Cleveland, D S, Loy, T S, Kolder, D G, Ramshaw, B J

“…Chronic infection of a prosthetic mesh implant is a severe complication of ventral hernia repair, and mesh explantation is usually required in these cases…”
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Oceanographic variability and changes in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) abundance at South Georgia by Trathan, P. N., Brierley, A. S., Brandon, M. A., Bone, D. G., Goss, C., Grant, S. A., Murphy, E. J., Watkins, J. L.

“…Oceanographic data collected to the north of South Georgia were examined for three consecutive summers (1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99). The results show the…”
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Association between the Gene Encoding 5-Lipoxygenase–Activating Protein and Stroke Replicated in a Scottish Population by Helgadottir, A., Gretarsdottir, S., St. Clair, D., Manolescu, A., Cheung, J., Thorleifsson, G., Pasdar, A., Grant, S.F.A., Whalley, L.J., Hakonarson, H., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Kong, A., Gulcher, J., Stefansson, K., MacLeod, M.J.

“…Cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke, most often occur on the background of atherosclerosis, a condition attributed to the…”
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Blood alcohol concentration and psychomotor effects by Grant, S.A., Millar, K., Kenny, G.N.C.

“…This study assessed the effect of intravenous alcohol infusions on psychomotor impairment and compared it with that of alcohol administered orally. Comparisons…”
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An in vivo study of a gold nanocomposite biomaterial for vascular repair by Ostdiek, A.M, Ivey, J.R, Grant, D.A, Gopaldas, J, Grant, S.A

“…Abstract Currently vascular repairs are treated using synthetic or biologic patches, however these patches have an array of complications, including…”
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Remapping the type I diabetes association of the CTLA4 locus by Qu, H-Q, Bradfield, J P, Grant, S F A, Hakonarson, H, Polychronakos, C

“…The Type I Diabetes Genetics Consortium genotyped 24 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CTLA4 locus in 2298 type I diabetes (T1D) nuclear families…”
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Safety of patient‐maintained propofol sedation using a target‐controlled system in healthy volunteers by Murdoch, J. A. C., Grant, S. A., Kenny, G. N. C.

“…We investigated the safety of a patient‐maintained system that allows individuals to operate a target‐controlled infusion of propofol to achieve sedation. Ten…”
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